Prokaryotes and Evolution

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Bertrand, Jean-Claude (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Normand, Philippe (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ollivier, Bernard (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Sime-Ngando, Télesphore (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Evolutionary biology.; Microbiology.; Biodiversity.; Evolutionary Biology.

The purpose of this book is to show the essential and indispensable role of prokaryotes in the evolution of a living world. The evolutionary success of prokaryotes is explained together with their role in the evolution of the geosphere, the biosphere and its functioning, as well as their ability to...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Prokaryotes /Eukaryotes dichotomy and Bacteria/Archaea/Eukarya domains: two inseparable concepts
• 2. Phylogeny and Biodiversity of Prokaryotes
• 3. Importance of Prokaryotes in the Functioning and Evolution of the Present and Past Geosphere and Biosphere
• 4. Evolutionary Success of Prokaryotes
• 5. The Evolution of Living Beings Started with Prokaryotes, and In Interaction with Prokaryotes
• 6. Evolution Underway in Prokaryotes.